Study Desk

Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; Sing praises on the harp to our God,

Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!

Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand,

Praise the LORD! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty firmament!

Then you will understand the fear of the LORD, And find the knowledge of God.

Who forsakes the companion of her youth, And forgets the covenant of her God.

And so find favor and high esteem In the sight of God and man.

The righteous God wisely considers the house of the wicked, Overthrowing the wicked for their wickedness.

It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

The great God who formed everythingGives the fool his hire and the transgressor his wages. [fn]

Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.

Lest I be full and deny You, And say, "Who is the LORD?" Or lest I be poor and steal, And profane the name of my God.

And I set my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven; this burdensome task God has given to the sons of man, by which they may be exercised.

Nothing is better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and that his soul should enjoy good in his labor. This also, I saw, was from the hand of God.

For God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy to a man who is good in His sight; but to the sinner He gives the work of gathering and collecting, that he may give to him who is good before God. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.

I have seen the God-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied.

He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.

and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor--it is the gift of God.

I know that whatever God does, It shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, And nothing taken from it. God does it, that men should fear before Him.

That which is has already been, And what is to be has already been; And God requires an account of what is past.